, 1887-10-01

Tie Z4Gn IDSU WAS lO-3oOO SO"F' ~ J
$500 . tons.
New York. September Goth. = The
beating of the Thistle By the Volnn'
teer in the first days race was so lncompre.
hensihle TO the crew that it Was suggested
some one had been tampering with her
bottom, but a partial inspection has demon
strated that the fear was gr0undltss. Fro
badly the Thistle is not equal to the Voluu-
teer, but losing her place shortly after
crossing The line by all inJudlclous tack,
and the fact hat the wind thereafter Ia,
voured the Yankee, may be the cause Oh
her defeat. Her owner complains further
that the crowding by an immense fleet OF
excursion boats is highly obstructive al
though not Intentionally SO.
Sir William Harcourt, i'll the course OIL
a speech at LeweS, denounced the Govern
ment's policy towards Ireland.
The facts respecting the shooting of the
French lieutenant on the German frontier
are still undecided.
In consequence Of fog aud calm the
second race between the "ThiStle' and
tsVolunteern has been postponed until
Friday. =,
New York, September 30th,-There will
probably be no yacht race to-day.
Mr.. Chamberlain, in the course OF a
speech at Birmingham yesterday, SAID thaC'
the effect of the Fisheries Commission
would be the cementing of the union
between England and her colonial posses
siOns. Referring to recent legislation, he pro
3 sted that it was not right that Home huIe
should exclude other vital questions from
Parliament, such as local government,
the temperance question, and ploteciion
of life at sea. He praised Lord Randolph
Churchill as the only statesman for many
years, who would advocate economy IN the
public service. He blamed Mr.. Morley
and Sir William Harc0urt for not DEM
ing Home Rule, but on making a pro-
pOsal for a vote of confidence In the
Government, he provoked q row, owing 10
Two hundred of his audience dissenting
from his proposition. =,
1t is stated that Colonel Ridgwny will
succeed General Butler in Ireland.
Mr.. Bright has expressed himself oppos'
cd to compulsory vaccination.
The Dublin Union charges the National
League with having received since Janua-
ry E3l 900 and disbursed only 44,OOO, the
rest being unaccOunted for.
Paris dispatches state that M. tlOurels
has informed the German Minister that
the soldier Kaufman, who fired on the
French lieutenant and party, fed atter
firing, and although the dead and wounded
could not drag themselves across the IRON
tier, there were no blood stains on German
territory.
1t is reported that NJ Schnaebeles, junior,
who was arrested for affixing q reasonable
placard beyond the German frontier, hav-
ing a~pologised, will be only n0minally pun
iahed, because Of his youth.
General Ferron, speaking ut q banquet
after having examined the COrniche forts,
promised to enlarge them.
1t is understood that the Government
will prosecute the officials responsible Tor
the disaster at the fire Of the Opera
Comique.
M.ferry, in a speech at EpinaI, declared
that the Republic regarded the manifesto
of the Comte de Paris with contemptuous
Indifference.
New York, 3Oth. Sept.-A breeze hav-
Ing sprung mp, and partly dispelled the
fog, the race of twenty miles to ~indward
over the outside course took place to-day.
The "Volunteer' rounded the stake boat
three miles ahead, and finally beat the
r'Tlistle" by twelve minutes and twenty
two seconds.